Rue, Ginger.
ALECA ZAMM IS A WONDER
New York : Aladdin, 2017
IL 3-6
ISBN 1481470604
Aleca is excited about
turning 10 but she still has to get through the school
day. Her teacher hates her and she is being bullied by
some mean girls. When one of them lies and tells the
teacher that Aleca was talking when the teacher went out of the
room, Aleca has had it. The teacher complains to the principal
who is going to do something. When he asks Aleca her name, she
replies "Aleca Zamm" and time stood still. For real. Everybody
just stopped in their tracks. Animals too. This is very strange.
Aleca decides to have some fun with this and pulls a few pranks
while everyone is frozen. But then she gets serious. How in the
world is she able to stop everyone just by saying her name?
Maybe her great aunt can figure this out.
Podcast: https://spark.adobe.com/video/x7XiJttTrjd6q
Roberts, Willo Davis.
PAWNS
New York : Simon Pulse, 2017
IL YA
ISBN 1481486209
Fourteen year old Teddi is trying to come to grips with her parents deaths just four months ago. She doesn't know what she would be doing or who she would be living with if Mamie hadn't opened her home. Mamie was their next door neighbor and really helped Teddi through those horrible months when her mother was dying. Now Mamie has a new person showing up on her doorstep. Dora shows up with suitcases in hand and very pregnant. She tells Mamie that she was married to Mamie's son Ricky who has been killed in a airplane accident. Mamie doesn't know what to think since she really hasn't heard much from Ricky after he moved to California. So Dora is welcomed as the new baby when he is born. But something is just not right. And Teddi is going to find out what.
Podast: https://spark.adobe.com/video/WULNw4ydt0Paq
Roberts, Willo Davis.
MEGAN'S ISLAND
New York : Aladdin, 2016
IL 3-6, RL 5.0
ISBN 1481449087
Megan is looking forward to summer vacation. She is going to spend time at her Grandfather's cabin on the lake. And her mother is letting her bring her best friend Annie. But it all changes when her mother makes them pack up in the middle of the night and drive all night. They end up at the cabin but she isn't allowed to tell Annie where they are. This is the way it always is when they move. Pack up and leave everyone behind. No contact with anyone they know. This time, Megan's mother leaves them at the cabin and goes away saying she will be back. It just feels different this time. Will Megan be able to figure out what is going on? And does she want to?
Podcast: https://spark.adobe.com/video/KYtK0Jc6NtnMO
Ransom, Candice F.
AMANDA
PANDA QUITS KINDERGARTEN
New York : Doubleday Books for Young Readers, 2017
IL K-3, RL 2.2
ISBN 0399554556
Amanda Panda just can't wait
for Kindergarten. It is going to be so great. She is
going to write her name on the board in great big letters.
She is going to run so fast that none of the boys can catch
her. She has such plans. But then she meets the pink
thing. A little girl who is dressed all in pink and won't
let Amanda alone.
Podcast:
https://spark.adobe.com/video/6FcbShHKnVkod
Priebe, Gigi.
ADVENTURES OF HENRY WHISKERS
New York : Aladdin, 2017
IL 3-6, RL 5.8
ISBN 1481465759
For 25 generations, Henry Whiskers' family have lived in the doll house. The house is gorgeous and was built for the Queen of England and now resides in Windsor Castle. The doll house is not played with so it is rather easy to live there. They must not been seen though since that could be disastrous. When the doll house is closed and items are stored, Henry's sister Isabel is trapped in one of the items taken out of the doll house, it is up to him to rescue her. Can he do it without being seen? And what of the rats who also live nearby?
Podcast: https://spark.adobe.com/video/GS0zw0XRGrO8z
Lettice, Jenna.
THE 12 DAYS OF
HALLOWEEN
New York : Random House Books for Young Readers, 2017
IL K-3
ISBN 0399557318
Have you heard the
story of the 12 days of Christmas? Well, this is the 12 days of
Halloween and just as much fun. So on the first day of
Halloween, one very eager kid starts trick-or-treating a bit
early. Then on the second day, there are two scarecrows
and the very eager kid who starts trick-or-treating too early.
And on it goes until it is finally Halloween!
Podcast:
https://spark.adobe.com/video/t7WiVZ08XmPZ5
Joyce, William.
GEORGE SHRINKS
New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2017
IL K-3, RL 2.1
ISBN 1481489534
Imagine waking up and finding you are the size of a mouse! How would your day go? Well, George isn't stopped at all. He goes about his daily chores but has to find new ways to get them done. Would you have thought of these tricks?
Podcast: https://spark.adobe.com/video/VjDbWA9V5AytN
